The Milwaukee Fire Department is getting on board with an app saving lives all across the country.
The app, "PulsePoint," notifies people of medical emergencies around them.
The Milwaukee Fire Department says this is very helpful for medical emergencies in crowded areas, like Fiserv Forum. They can send an alert to everyone with the app, so they can perform CPR before first responders arrive.
In this day and age, cellphones are an integral part of our lives.
"Now our phones are going to be able to help firefighters, first responders and citizens who are trained to help others in need," said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
The Milwaukee Fire Department says the amount of citizens with CPR training is underutilized. From now on, a heart attack call will be sent out on the PulsePoint app through Milwaukee dispatch.